I fell in love with this theater last week while roaming around New London waiting for the ferry.
Two huge issues: 1. It is a designated landmark so it needs to be restored, not just renovated; and 2. Any major construction will require asbestos abatement, which could double the construction costs of the project.
We could look to the Times Square Rehabilitation project in NYC to see what was done with those old theaters, but unless there’s a niche for a B.B. King’s House of Blues in New London, I fear that the Capitol requires too much capital.
I fell in love with this theater last week while roaming around New London waiting for the ferry.
Two huge issues: 1. It is a designated landmark so it needs to be restored, not just renovated; and 2. Any major construction will require asbestos abatement, which could double the construction costs of the project.
We could look to the Times Square Rehabilitation project in NYC to see what was done with those old theaters, but unless there’s a niche for a B.B. King’s House of Blues in New London, I fear that the Capitol requires too much capital.